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by blsewardjr
Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:29 pm
Forum: Public forum
Topic: Diamond Fly-in To Oshkosh AirVenture July 24-30, 2023
Replies: 7
Views: 2397

Re: Diamond Fly-in To Oshkosh AirVenture July 24-30, 2023

I will be there Tues Evening, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning.
by blsewardjr
Wed May 03, 2023 8:52 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Nose gear recurring AD
Replies: 58
Views: 21976

Re: Nose gear recurring AD

Interesting report. Of note, the accident aircraft had 4,855 hours on it and was being used for flight instruction.
by blsewardjr
Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:19 pm
Forum: DA50 Forum
Topic: Business Seating Configuration
Replies: 18
Views: 7950

Re: Business Seating Configuration

The 26 April 2023 email I received from Diamond also mentions the DA50 second row business seating configuration -- https://www.diamondaircraft.com/en/about-diamond/newsroom/diamonddiary/article/latest-product-updates-you-dont-want-to-miss/?utm_source=mailworx&utm_medium=email&utm_content=pr...
by blsewardjr
Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Older legacy DA40 avionics upgrade options?
Replies: 15
Views: 1946

Re: Older legacy DA40 avionics upgrade options?

I also investigated the G3X touch. I concluded that it would require extensive panel work to mount so I went with the relatively easy to install Aspen.
by blsewardjr
Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:18 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Best prop?
Replies: 23
Views: 9860

Re: Best prop?

I asked at SunNFun. MT is now 17K.
by blsewardjr
Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:40 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: A very big deal -- FAA Approves G100UL for ALL GA piston spark-ignition aircraft
Replies: 46
Views: 6059

Re: A very big deal -- FAA Approves G100UL for ALL GA piston spark-ignition aircraft

Rich- I don't see a request for "registration number". It asks for airframe serial number and tail number. Here's the site I'm looking at -- https://stc.g100ul.com/aircraft/ Bernie
by blsewardjr
Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:27 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: A very big deal -- FAA Approves G100UL for ALL GA piston spark-ignition aircraft
Replies: 46
Views: 6059

Re: A very big deal -- FAA Approves G100UL for ALL GA piston spark-ignition aircraft

Funny, I put in 40.277 for my "airframe serial number" and it took it.
by blsewardjr
Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:05 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: A very big deal -- FAA Approves G100UL for ALL GA piston spark-ignition aircraft
Replies: 46
Views: 6059

Re: A very big deal -- FAA Approves G100UL for ALL GA piston spark-ignition aircraft

I watched a video of GAMI's presentation on this at Sun N Fun. The roll out in California seems to be on the verge of happening. The Governor wants G100UL in all airports by the end of the year. Doubt that is feasible but shows the amount of pressure to get this done. One thing I learned about the f...
by blsewardjr
Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:49 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: No plans for Diamond GFC 500 autopilot?
Replies: 48
Views: 6467

Re: No plans for Diamond GFC 500 autopilot?

Emir- Thanks for that clarification based on your discussions with Diamond. I'm a little surprised that presumably the GFC700 also doesn't use the same servo mounts as the KAP140. (I assumed the use of new servos, which should be improvements.) I guess this is one of the reasons Diamond requires KAP...
by blsewardjr
Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:09 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: No plans for Diamond GFC 500 autopilot?
Replies: 48
Views: 6467

Re: No plans for Diamond GFC 500 autopilot?

Apparently, satisfying the FAA with regard to whether the lightning protection used in composite aircraft (vice aluminum) is satisfactory is a non-trivial matter from a STC regulatory standpoint. This is particularly the case with regard to critical avionics that indicate flight attitude (PFDs) or d...